It was a sad start to the day as we said farewell to Sylvie - from the Montreux Tourist Board and a VERY sad farewell to Clinique la Prairie! I hope it is not another 16 years until I revisit ...
We drove 15 minutes to the village of Brent to meet Chef Stephane (& wife Stephanie) Decotterd - the 2-Michelin star chef at Le Pont du Brent.
He taught me to how prepare an awesome muchroom dish ... vegetarian ... VERY tasty indeed! Washed down with a Grand Cru chasselas ... the whole morning was delicieux ... He is a brilliant chef ... and a lovely man too.
From there we were driven the hour to the Hotel d'Angleterre that sits on the banks of Lac Leman ... more on that tomorrow.
We popped up to Rue de Rive to meet Thomas Mathys - the excellent manager of the Davidoff "temple". Here is the "home" of Davidoff ... where Zino Davidoff sold cigars and close to where his father Henri first rolled cigarettes. This shop sells every Davidoff available (except "specials") and smells ... awesome. It was a heavenly afternoon for me ... and if you visit Geneva, you MUST visit Davidoff ... even just for a look ... I was given a masterclass in everything cigar ... hmmmmm ...
One thing you must NOT do is take a taxi anywhere. It's robbery. We travelled a maximum of 10 minutes in taxis today and it cost around £40 ... as the cab drivers here are ... just ... anyway ... NEVER take a taxi, always walk or takes buses .... GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
Heaven x 2
